Category Archives: Cafe Discussion

Final Discussion

For our final cafe group discussion we talked about our classmates presentations and how interesting it was to see theory applied to such a range of topics. For example, we were intrigued by how Derrida’s “Differance” could be applied to … Continue reading

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Hybridization and the Third Space

Each phrase has multiple meanings because it signifies something different depending on what it is referring to.  Take hybridity for example.  Both creolization an mestizaje are forms of hybridization however they both have different meanings.  Through creolization we see the … Continue reading

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Egypt’s virginity testing, An act of repression.

During the Egyptian revolution, women were subjected to a gruesome repressive tactic, virginity testing. The tactic, although old, has stood the test of time in the conservative and patriarchal Egyptian society. Women who were arrested demonstrating in Tahrir Square during … Continue reading

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Klor on Colonialism in Latin America

According to Klor, colonialism is a confusing concept in the Latin American case and this is because of the founding concepts of the established meaning of colonialism. He argued that neither colonialism nor post colonialism is “ applicable to the … Continue reading

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Discussion of class readings

In our cafe discussion group, we discussed the second question. We started off by discussing hybridity and determined that a “hybrid” was a sort of half-breed kind of person, a mixture of different peoples and cultures. One quote that we … Continue reading

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Response on Hybridity and Creolization

This post is in response to the question: What is Klor de Alva’s argument about applying “colonialism” to Latin America? Does it apply equally to North America and the Caribbean? What is left out of his argument? Do you agree … Continue reading

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Leading class discussion

We met to discuss how we were going to present the Shiva article. We divided the article into sections (intro, colonization and the spinning wheel, colonization of the seed, intellectual property rights and the conclusion). We have one eight minute … Continue reading

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Struggling with Klor de Alva

Klor de Alva argues that the native Americans suffered a devastating decline in their population due to its contact with the colonial Europe (246). However, “as a consequence of the subordinate condition attendant on this state of dis-empowerment, the greater part of the … Continue reading

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Hybridity and Postmodernism

The articles written by Bhabha, Klor de Alva and Stoddard and Cornwell can all be classified as a postmodern or poststructuralist.  This kind of approach to cultural studies and understanding identities tends to look at smaller details that make up … Continue reading

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Reponse to Orientalism and Subalterns

During our CDG, we all agreed to continue the discussion on Orientalism. Right off the bat, Nathan asked: Why is this important? What makes Orientalism something that we have to talk about? Well Nate, here’s your answer! Orientalism supports the … Continue reading

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